Hong Kong's stock market fell on Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.86 percent to close at 27,032.54 points.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 1 percent to end at 9,175.18 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index shed 1.65 percent to 5,408.98 points.
Hong Kong stocks close lower Thursday
Hong Kong stocks close lower Thursday
China firmly rejects and strongly deplores the blatant vilification and smear by the United States against Chancay Port, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a daily press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
Lin made the remarks in response to a related query about relevant statements recently made by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Chancay Port, a deep-water hub and South America's first smart green port, is a flagship Belt and Road cooperation project between China and Peru.
China strongly deplores U.S. vilifying, smearing remarks against Chancay Port